Boys' name · since 1986
Josafat
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 459 babies named Josafat, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,887 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Josafat is the #7887 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 459 recorded since 1986.
Josafat has 459 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7887 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #8,297 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,887 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 459 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josafat ranks #8,297 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,887 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 459 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,887 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Josafat's 459 recorded births place it above 81.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Josafat compares
459 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Josafat's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josafat | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 459 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Josafat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josafat's full recorded timeline at 2007, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Josafat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Josafat by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Josafat's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Josafat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
134 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (31% of all-time use).
Josafat by state
Where Josafat concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 7.6% |
45 of 459 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Josafat's data
- Josafat's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (141 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Josafats (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Josafat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Josafat draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.